by Deb Whitehorse | Dec 28, 2021 | 2021, 2022, Home Page, Western Region Championship
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2022 Western Region Championship Notice of Race
Date: Rescheduled for January 8-9, 2022
Location: TBD. The Western Region includes Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and Indiana.
Next Update: Tuesday, January 4, 2022 by 5 PM CT
Via Western Region Commodore Chris Berger US5166
The 2022 Western Region Championship has been postponed until January 8-9, 2022. Warm weather followed by a snow event has left us with no viable sites. With colder weather moving in, we are optimistic for good conditions the weekend of January 8-9. The next update is on Tuesday, January 4, by 5 PM CT. Have a Happy New Year!
by Deb Whitehorse | Dec 26, 2021 | 2022, Home Page, Western Region Championship
Line up for the 2018 DN Western Region championship on Lake Mendota, Madison, WI
2022 DN WESTERN REGION CHAMPIONSHIP NOTICE OF RACE
Date: January 1-2, 2022
Location: TBD. The Western Region includes Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and Indiana.
NOTICE OF RACE
Sunday update via Western Region Commodore Chris Berger US5166
We are keeping an eye on ice conditions across the region and hoping for the best. Prospects look questionable at this time but that could change. On Wednesday, December 29, 2021, by 1 PM CT, we will either call the regatta on or postpone. If you have ice, please let us know!
by Deb Whitehorse | Dec 19, 2021 | 2021, 2022, Home Page
Runner Tracks
The Online Magazine of the International DN Ice Yacht Racing Association
Latest Issue: December 2021
Just in time for the holidays, 32 pages of the best in DN sailing and the last issue of 2021. Many thanks to our advertisers who help bring Runner Tracks to you.
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- What’s Coming Out of Your Megaphone? by Daniel Hearn
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- Western Challenge Junior Sailing Report by Erin Bury
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by Deb Whitehorse | Dec 14, 2021 | 2022, 2022 Nationals, Home Page
The Central Region and Regatta Chairman Rob Holman (US 3705), on behalf of the IDNIYRA, hereby invites all DN ice boaters to the 2022 DN US National Championship Regatta. Click here to register for the U.S. Nationals.
WHAT TO KNOW:
U.S. Nationals Regatta (a non-ranking regatta)
Dates: January 23 – 29, 2022
Location: Primary Site: Central Region (Ohio & Michigan)
NOTICE OF RACE
2022 U.S. Nationals Event Page
Registration Page ONLINE ONLY
Important Dates:
- January 4, 2022: Regatta sweatshirt deadline. Only those who register by January 4, 2022 will receive a regatta sweatshirt.
- January 14, 2022, 7 PM ET: Early registration deadline for early entry fee. Registration is online only.
- January 15 – 22, 2022: LATE REGISTRATION – Online only until 7 PM local time. Late registration fee applies.
- January 20, 2022, 8PM CST: Primary site info to be posted on IDNIYRA website.
- January 23, 2022: 9 AM Skippers meeting
- January 23, 2022 first race at time stated in sailing instructions.
- January 29, 2022 racing can be concluded if regatta complete, PRIZES shall be awarded after the regatta is completed.
by Deb Whitehorse | Dec 12, 2021 | 2022, Home Page
Ron Sherry US44, first place at 2021 U.S. Nationals. Photo: gretchendorian.com
The 2022 IDNIYRA Yearbook is now available for purchase in print format. A pdf version without the member lists is posted online. The IDNIYRA Yearbook contains a wealth of information. In its 308 pages, you can find regatta history, a record of class officers, Official DN Specifications, our governing documents, and much more. Those who have ordered a printed yearbook will receive it in the mail in the next few weeks.
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From the Yearbook:
EARLY HISTORY OF THE IDNIYRA
On February 21 and 22, 1953 the Detroit Ice Yacht Club sponsored a
regatta to bring the DN skippers together to help form an association. A
meeting of the skippers was held at this regatta and two representatives
from each club present were chosen to outline a constitution for the association.
North Star Sail Club was represented by John Liston and Fred
Kagel; Anchor Bay Ice Yacht Club by Tom King and A. J. Walker; Detroit Ice
Yacht Club by William Sarns and Clifford Cartwright. The representatives
met at the home of the Cartwrights the following Sunday afternoon and
briefly outlined a constitution. William Sarns was elected to serve as temporary
secretary and to compose the constitution. The secretary prepared
a constitution and sent out copies to the representatives in the following
fall. They were returned to the secretary along with desired changes. The
changes that the majority wanted were incorporated and 200 copies were
printed. A copy was sent out to each individual who attended the first
regatta and others who were interested. On January 17, 1954 the Northwestern
Ice Yachting Association passed a resolution that they would accept
the DN Association’s specifications for their DN races which are now
included in their annual regatta.
On January 7, 1954 the North Star Sail Club offered to be host for the annual
regatta. There were no other offers so theirs was accepted. Sixty-two
programs were sent out on February 1 for the regatta scheduled for February
20 and 21. On February 19 the regatta was transferred to Cass Lake
because of poor ice at the North Star Club House on Lake St. Clair. The
first five DN’s in this regatta were: (1) Jack Moran, (2) Skip Boston, (3) Paul
Eggert, (4) Bill Sporer, and (5) Bill Sarns.
